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Rutland, Comté de Donegal

District

Rutland

Comté de Donegal

45

Townlands

6,209

Registres de recensement

1,151

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
2,991
Foyers
561
1911 Recensement
Personnes
3,218 +7.6%
Foyers
590 +5.2%

À propos

Rutland is a small townland located in County Donegal in the northwest of Ireland. The area sits within the broader landscape of Donegal, a county characterized by rugged coastlines, mountain ranges, and boglands. The townland itself is situated in a region marked by rolling terrain typical of inland Donegal, with access to the wider natural features that define this part of Ulster. Like many rural areas in County Donegal, Rutland's geography reflects the county's distinctive blend of agricultural land and more challenging terrain that has shaped settlement patterns and land use throughout the region.

The history of Rutland, like much of County Donegal, is intertwined with the broader narratives of Irish rural development and land management. The townland system itself, which organizes the Irish countryside into small administrative divisions, reflects centuries of settlement and land organization. County Donegal has experienced significant demographic and economic changes over the past two centuries, including periods of emigration and shifts in agricultural practice, which have affected smaller settlements like Rutland. Understanding the area requires recognition of these wider historical processes that have shaped rural Irish communities.

Rutland maintains its character as part of rural Donegal, contributing to the county's patchwork of small communities that sustain local agricultural traditions and maintain cultural connections to the wider region. Like many townlands in Donegal, it reflects the resilience of rural Irish life, where communities remain grounded in their local landscapes and traditions. The significance of such areas lies not in major historical events or notable monuments, but in their role as the fabric of rural Irish society and their connection to the people who have lived and worked there across generations.

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Comté

Donegal

Juridiction

République d'Irlande

Années de recensement

1901, 1911

Townlands

45 townlands enregistrées

Emplacement du district

OpenStreetMap

Détails

District
Rutland
Comté
Donegal
Irlandais
Dún na nGall
Juridiction
République d'Irlande